A quiet show that was expected to cause a few feathers to ruffle due to its openly homosexual characters has become a pioneer in television history. Let the Music Out! captures some of the more memorable moments involving music, including such gay cult icons as Cher, Madonna, Elton John and Britney Spears. In the spirit of the Pet Shop Boys when they recorded the song inspired by the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. The fab four of the cast (Will, Grace, Jack and Karen) also come together for "He's Hot," which is essentially clips from the show strung over an updated house version of Madonna's "Holiday." Also, Karen (Megan Mullally) gets her shot to duet with Carly Simon on "The Right Thing to Do," and Will (Eric McCormack) gets to duet with Barry Manilow playing piano for the slightly sappy "Living With Grace," and comes across at times like a bad Gary Puckett impersonation. On the whole it's a solid compilation that will appeal to cult fans of the show looking to recall some of its finest moments. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
Barry Manilow (Piano), Barry Manilow (Producer), Bobby Ross Avila (Guitar), Bobby Ross Avila (Strings), Vaneese Thomas (Vocals (Background)), Michael Bacon (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Bacon (Vocals (Background)), Jill Dell'Abate (Production Coordination), Janie Barnett (Vocals (Background)), Dae Bennett (Engineer), Dae Bennett (Mixing), Andy Bradfield (Mixing), Paul Buckmaster (Arranger), Paul Buckmaster (Conductor), Ian Cross (Engineer), Ian Cross (Mixing), Marius de Vries (Programming), Marius de Vries (Producer), Marius de Vries (Engineer), William Derella (Executive Producer), Dido (Producer), Gus Dudgeon (Producer), Dino Fekaris (Producer), Marc Hulett (Assistant), Jimmy Jam (Keyboards), Jimmy Jam (Producer), Ernie Lake (Mixing), Terry Lewis (Producer), Pierre Marchand (Producer), Charles Paakkari (Assistant Engineer), Freddie Perren (Associate Producer), Phil Ramone (Producer), Al Schmitt (Engineer), Al Schmitt (Mixing), Ira Siegel (Guitar (Electric)), Billy Jay Stein (Keyboards), Peter Sullivan (Producer), Frank Vilardi (Drums), Rick Wake (Producer), Jim Welch (Remixing), Gary Pacheco (A&R), Johnny Vicious (Producer), Suzie Katayama (Concert Master), Suzie Katayama (Contractor), Erwin Gorostiza (Art Direction), Kim Niemi (Executive Producer), Hex Hector (Remixing), Max Martin (Producer), Max Martin (Engineer), Max Martin (Mixing), Hosh Gureli (A&R), Deborah Mannis-Gardner (Sample Clearance), The Scumfrog (Producer), The Scumfrog (Remixing), Don Grossinger (Mastering), Paul Guzzone (Bass), Richie Jones (Producer), Darren Moore (Assistant Engineer), Alexis Smith (Programming), James "Big Jim" Wright (Piano), James "Big Jim" Wright (Fender Rhodes), Iz (Percussion), Iz (Drums), Joseph DiMuro (Executive Producer), Joseph DiMuro (A&R), Snuff Garrett (Producer), Lance Staedler (Cover Photo), Joe Brown, Jr. (Assistant Engineer), Matthew Stringer (A&R), Michael Nigro (Keyboards), Megan Mullally (Liner Notes), Rami (Producer), Rami (Engineer), Rami (Mixing), Lauren Dooreck (Art Direction), Lauren Dooreck (Design), Kevin Bacon (Percussion), Kevin Bacon (Vocals), Rollo Armstrong (Producer), Matt Marrin (Engineer), Matt Marrin (Mixing), Gretchen Brennison (Production Assistant), Ghian Wright (Assistant Engineer), Angela Salomon (Project Manager), April Brock (Project Manager), B. J. Carretta (Project Manager), Shelea Melody Frazier (Vocals (Background)), Sean Hayes (Liner Notes), John Huges (Mandolin), Tim Kaiser (Executive Producer), Eric McCormack (Vocals), Eric McCormack (Liner Notes), Debra Messing (Liner Notes), George Nunes (Project Director), Matthew Stinger (Project Director)
